On February 17, 2016, the USAID Business Growth Initiative (BGI) Project, in collaboration with the Union of Kyrgyz Banks and ISR Consult, held a round table for 70 representatives of banks, non-bank financial institutions, leasing companies, government agencies, business associations and international financial institutions, to discuss the results of the Kyrgyz leasing market study conducted during the last half of 2015. The study was conducted to better understand the leasing market and what is restricting its growth.